Policies at GW are created and maintained with the purpose of encouraging a culture of ethical, social, professional, and legal behavior and responsibility. Policies serve to uphold GW's values and mission while protecting its people and reputation. A University Policy connects the university's mission to the everyday actions of its community and clarifies the institution's expectations of its individual members.
Members of the GW community are responsible for adhering to and acting in accordance with university policies. Noncompliance with university policies may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination or dismissal. Unit-specific consequences for policy noncompliance are outlined in policies, if applicable. As an employer, the university reserves the right to determine the applicability of policies and also reserves the right to change policies, procedures, and guidance at any time.
If you are interested in developing a university policy, please contact the Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Risk at comply@gwu.edu for additional information. Please note that a university policy must fall within the jurisdiction of a university office.
Policy Summary
The George Washington University is committed to supporting an information technology environment that provides individuals with disabilities equal access to Digital Content and functionality, including University Website(s), which support the university’s programs, activities and services.
To provide individuals with disabilities equal access to the university’s programs, activities and services, all Digital Content and functionality, including University Website(s), developed, purchased, or used, will either conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines or be made available to users on request in an Equally Effective and Accessible Alternative manner.
All members of the George Washington University must read and comply with the Acceptable Use Policy when accessing and using computing systems and services, including email and Blackboard. Click the title for more information.
Personal Information
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, GW's student privacy policy prohibits the disclosure of information contained in a student's educational records to third parties without the express written consent of the student or former student. Please access the Registrar's site for further details on student FERPA rights.
The university encourages the creation and publication of scholarly, technical, literary and artistic works as part of its educational mission. Generally, when the Faculty, Librarians or Students, in pursuit of their normal scholarly, professional, or academic responsibilities, including normal use of the university's physical facilities, by their own initiative create copyrightable works, the copyright and any resulting royalties vest in the Faculty, Librarian, or Student as author of the copyrighted work. When Staff or Students create copyrightable works within the scope of their employment duties at the university, the copyright will generally belong to the university. For Faculty and Librarians, the university only claims ownership of the copyright if the work qualifies as a Work Made for Hire, or if the work's creation required Substantial Use of university resources, as defined below.
The purpose of this policy is to provide administrative guidance on copyrightable works and ownership and to comply with the copyright laws.
Please note that online courses at the George Washington University will continue to be held even when the University is closed or delayed for inclement weather. Click the title for more information.
All the times in this Blackboard course correspond to the United States Eastern Time zone (i.e., the local time in Washington, DC). It is your responsibility to convert these times to the time zone of your location so that you can meet this course's deadlines.
